Acts 28:2

American Standard Version (1901)

And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

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  • Acts 28:4 : 4 And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.
  • Rom 1:14 : 14 I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
  • 1 Cor 14:11 : 11 If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.
  • Col 3:11 : 11 where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
  • Acts 27:3 : 3 And the next day we touched at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go unto his friends and refresh himself.
  • Heb 13:2 : 2 Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
  • 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 [ in] labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
  • Lev 19:18 : 18 Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.
  • Rom 2:14-15 : 14 (for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves; 15 in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing [them] );
  • Rom 2:27 : 27 and shall not the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law?
  • Ezra 10:9 : 9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month: and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
  • Prov 24:11-12 : 11 Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back. 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?
  • Matt 10:42 : 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.
  • Luke 10:30-37 : 30 Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, 34 and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on [them] oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 And on the morrow he took out two shillings, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee. 36 Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers? 37 And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
  • John 18:18 : 18 Now the servants and the officers were standing [there], having made a fire of coals; for it was cold; and they were warming themselves: and Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.
  • Lev 19:34 : 34 The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

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    1And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.

  • Acts 28:3-7
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    3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

    4And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.

    5Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.

    6But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

    7Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.

  • Acts 28:9-12
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    9And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured:

    10who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.

    11And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.

    12And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

  • Acts 27:26-27
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    26But we must be cast upon a certain island.

    27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the [sea of] Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country:

  • Acts 28:14-15
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    14where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.

    15And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

  • Acts 27:14-21
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    14But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euraquilo:

    15and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way [to it], and were driven.

    16And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:

    17and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

    18And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the [the freight] overboard;

    19and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.

    20And when neither sun nor stars shone upon [us] for many days, and no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.

    21And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

  • Acts 27:12
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    12And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to put to sea from thence, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter [there; which is] a haven of Crete, looking north-east and south-east.

  • Acts 27:43-44
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    43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;

    44and the rest, some on planks, and some on [other] things from the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to the land.

  • Acts 21:17
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    17And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

  • Acts 27:6-8
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    6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy; and he put us therein.

    7And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone;

    8and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

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    18And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.

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    7They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.

  • Acts 27:3-4
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    3And the next day we touched at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go unto his friends and refresh himself.

    4And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

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    14And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

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    15But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we anything, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields:

    16they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

  • Acts 27:29-30
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    29And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.

    30And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

  • Acts 16:37
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    37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily? Nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out.

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    13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

  • Acts 28:21
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    21And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee.

  • Acts 14:11
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    11And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

  • Acts 20:12
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    12And they brought the lad alive, and were not a little comforted.

  • Acts 27:39
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    39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it.

  • Acts 13:7
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    7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

  • Acts 14:14
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    14But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, crying out

  • Acts 15:12
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    12And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.

  • Acts 21:7
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    7And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais; and we saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

  • Matt 25:38
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    38And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?